Blood Red Fire Shrimp

Lysmata Shrimp should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of rockwork with ledges, cracks, caves and crevices for perching, grazing and hiding. Generally found perching on ledges. Provide a diet rich in small pieces of meaty foods. Invertebrates do not tolerate copper medications. Magnesium and Iodine are important components for shrimp as they need these for molting. Lysmata Shrimp are great for beginner hobbyists as they are easy to care for, peaceful and reef safe.

The Blood Red Fire Shrimp is also known simply as the Blood Red Shrimp. Commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Blood Red Fire Shrimp may set up cleaning stations to clean dead tissue and parasites from fish. The Blood Red Fire Shrimp is an intense red species with a couple of white spots. Blood Red Fire Shrimp can grow to 2".

Water conditions: Salinity 1.023 - 1.025 Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Hardness 8 - 12 dKH